Pick the brains of talented and successful designers willing to share their knowledge with you.

Get 1-1 design feedback on your app, product or portfolio

Ask for career guidance or advice

Open to designers, developers, and anyone who would like to attend.

Mentor Lineup:

Shali NguyenProduct DesignerFacebook

George Kedenburg IIIProduct DesignerFacebook

Leanne KawahigashiDesignExpensify

Shawn BortonHead of DesignExpensify

David HollSenior UX DesignerOne Medical

Daniel FischerDirector of UI/UX DevelopmentTuul

Asher BlumbergMobile UX DesignerStumbleUpon

Chloë BregmanDirector of DesignOneLogin

Derek HartUX LeadApollo Group

Brian ShermanInteraction DesignerSony

Elisa HeikenHead of User InsightsTophatter

Adam RufSenior UX DesignerBrightRoll

Adam NedelmanMobile UX DesignerXoom

Mason FosterDirector of UXMuleSoft

Derek BenderProduct DesignerLumosity

Scout AddisManaging DirectorMad*Pow

Jamie MartinSenior UX DesignerMarketo

Christopher LiuSenior UX Designer ConsultantMarcedes Benz

Willy SimonssonHead of DesignSodio

Lukasz LysakowskiDesign DirectorPeek

Mariano Andrés GarciaCreative DirectorThe UX Department

Phil MartinLead Interaction Designer GE Global Research

Ryan HanauSenior UX Designer Consultant

Apply to be a mentor!

As a design mentor, you'll get a chance to show off your skills, help others, and be a leader in the community. All mentors will be featured on our event description pages and must pre-qualify by having a respectable portfolio, 5+ years of experience. We are looking for UX Designers, Visual Designers, User Researchers and Content Strategists.

To apply, please e-mail andi@cascadesf.com with a link to your portfolio or work samples and resume.

8:15-8:45pm: "The Real Cost of Bad Design"Jonathan ShariatDirector of ProductTherapydia

What happens when designs fail? A/B test and try again? There are very real costs to bad design which we don't usually think about. Jonathan learned of a story in which a badly design UI cost a young girl her life because her nurses were distracted trying to figure it out and missed important information about her care. Bad design can cause physical harm, emotional harm, exclude people, and cause injustice. Jonathan will share stories of both the extreme cases as well as the common ones, and how we designers can fix it. These issues are important and we designers are positioned to huge impact in the world by tackling it!

About JonathanJonathan loves people and making things designed for them. He has been designing professionally for over 6 years and is currently the Director of Product at Therapydia, co-host on The Design Review Podcast, and is currently writing 'Tragic Design: the real cost of bad design and how we can fix it' for O'Reilly Media. He loves to meet people and talk design and tech on twitter @DesignUXUI.

8:45-9:15pm: "Crafting Your Brand's Voice"Ryan RiddleLead EditorZURB

A brand's voice has a lot in common with television shows, believe it or not. Think about it. Why do we love certain shows? Is it because of the characters? The world? The situations? We love them because they're familiar. We understand the dynamics between the characters and we know how the world works. We know the voice of the show.

A brand works much the same way. When a company tells its story well, we form a connection with that brand and we follow it as if we were tuning into a new episode of our favorite show.

For March's UXNight, Ryan Thomas Riddle from ZURB will show us how to craft a brand voice that's unique and captivating. He'll teach us to establish the world, the situation and the characters of your brand so that you can snag the attention of your audience.

Meet Mr. Ryan Riddle

Ryan Thomas Riddle is the Lead Editor at ZURB, where he oversees the product design company's publishing and content creation. As ZURB's editor, he's also the keeper of the company's brand story.

Ryan is also an award-winning writer for his work as a mild-mannered reporter for a great Bay Area newspaper, The Daily Post. His previous work has appeared in the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Otis College of Art and Design. You can follow him on Twitter @ryantriddle.

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